Small victories: Open up to my first family member, my cousin.

Tonight I had an amazing experience. I open up to my cousin about my disbelief.

It all started her asking “Do you think the prophet can be wrong?”

Obviously I couldn’t answer that question honestly unless I gave her context of where I was at. So I told her I didn’t believe the church is true but I believe in most of its values.

She was amazing. She was sympethic and showed a great desire to understand where I was coming from.

We talk about the church. Doubts, beliefs, and the good and the bad. We shared some tears and laughs.

I’m really lucky to have her in my life. Also I told her about this site if she had any questions. Big wins.

Although I am happy for the success in that moment — what might she do with this information going forward? Do you see any risks associated with her knowing this information? Is she one of these people are are loyal to the priesthood lien first? I have run into people who seem sympathetic but then run behind your back with the information to the establishment.

I know that there were times that I had to get what was going on inside of me out. I wrote and talked in order to make sense of it all. Having someone to talk to is huge!

We talk about the church. Doubts, beliefs, and the good and the bad. We shared some tears and laughs.

I do think that these topics can be discussed with mature, open-minded people in a way that doesn’t offend or doesn’t attack their own beliefs, if you do it right. It sounded like you did it right :thumbup:

I’m really lucky to have her in my life. Also I told her about this site if she had any questions. Big wins.

This is also important to recognize. The connections we have with others are more important than the topics we discuss and who is right or wrong. Having connections with others is important. You truly are lucky. Thanks for sharing. This is a positive thread!